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The FGM-148 Javelin, or Advanced Anti-Tank Weapon System-Medium (AAWS-M), is an American-made man-portable anti-tank system in service since 1996 and continuously upgraded. It replaced the M47 Dragon anti-tank missile in US service. [ 11 ]
A tracking system in the launcher's optics compared the location of the missile to the line-of-sight and sent it commands over a radio link to guide it. This version entered service in 1984, and was later known as Javelin GL. Further upgrades to the missile added a fully automatic guidance system to produce the Javelin S-15.
A new, improved launch unit for the Javelin missile can do more than just launch the now-famous anti-tank missile: it can also launch anti-air Stinger missiles.The new Lightweight Command Launch ...
The M47 Dragon, known as the FGM-77 during development, is an American shoulder-fired, man-portable anti-tank guided missile system. It was phased out of U.S. military service in 2001, in favor of the newer FGM-148 Javelin system.
Manned most often by a team of two soldiers, the Javelin fires a heat-seeking missile with a range of up to 2.5 miles. It has what’s known as a “fire and forget” system, which allows the ...
While the Switchblade-600 is much slower than a Javelin missile at 70 miles per hour, it can travel a lot further (ordinarily 24 miles maintaining the command link, or 50-56 miles using relays ...
An RPG-29 and its PG-29V rocket with a tandem-charge warhead The self-guided FGM-148 Javelin missile has a tandem-charge warhead.. Tandem charges are effective against reactive armour, which is designed to protect an armoured vehicle (mostly tanks) against anti-tank munitions. [1]
The $1.3 billion contract for more Javelin portable anti-tank missiles is a follow-on award to last year's massive deal worth up to $7.2 billion.